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1 Should Recent Clinical Trials Change Perioperative Management in Patients with Cardiac Risk Factors? |
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3 | (4) |
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2 Should Real-Time Ultrasound Guidance Be Routinely Used for Central Venous Catheter Placement? |
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7 | (4) |
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3 A Patient with Chronic Kidney Disease Is Coming to the Operating Room for an Emergent Procedure, Which Intravenous Fluid Do You Plan to Give Her? |
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11 | (4) |
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4 Just Say NO to Nitrous! |
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15 | (4) |
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5 Closed-Loop Anesthesia: Wave of the Future or No Future? |
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19 | (2) |
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6 Should Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) Preventative Ventilation Be Standard in the Adult Operating Room? |
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21 | (2) |
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7 I Gave Rocuronium 3 Hours Ago, Do I Need to Reverse? |
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23 | (2) |
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8 How Do You Recognize and Treat Perioperative Anaphylaxis? |
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25 | (4) |
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9 Is Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC) Safe for All Cases? |
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29 | (4) |
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10 Does Electrophysiology Really Have to Reprogram My Patient's Pacemaker Prior to Electroconvulsive Therapy? |
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33 | (2) |
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11 When Can Transesophageal and Trans-Thoracic Echocardiography Be Useful in a Non-Cardiac Case? |
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35 | (4) |
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12 Should Antifibrinolytics Be Used in Patients Undergoing Total Joint Replacements? |
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39 | (4) |
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13 Will Operating Rooms Run More Efficiently When Anesthesiologists Get Involved in Their Management? |
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43 | (6) |
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14 Are Outcomes Better for Trauma Patients Who Are Treated Early with Clotting Factors? |
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49 | (4) |
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15 Should Cerebral Oximetry Be Employed in Morbidly Obese Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery? |
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53 | (2) |
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16 Is Normal Saline Solution the Best Crystalloid for Intravascular Volume Resuscitation? |
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55 | (4) |
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17 Should Local Anesthesia with Conscious Sedation Be Considered the Standard of Care Over General Anesthesia for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement via the Transfemoral Approach? |
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59 | (8) |
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18 Should Antiplatelet Therapy Be Stopped Preoperatively in a Patient with Coronary Artery Stents? |
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19 Is Extubating My Cardiac Surgery Patient Postoperatively in the Operating Room a Good Idea? |
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67 | (4) |
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20 Is a Pulmonary Artery Catheter Needed If You Have Transesophageal Echocardiography in a Routine Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting? |
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71 | (4) |
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21 When Should You Transfuse a Patient Who Is Bleeding After Cardiopulmonary Bypass? |
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75 | (4) |
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22 Neuraxial Versus General Anesthesia in a Patient with Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis |
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79 | (2) |
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23 Should High-Risk Cardiac Patients Receive Perioperative Statins? |
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81 | (2) |
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24 Cardiopulmonary Bypass Cases: To Hemodilute or Not? |
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83 | (2) |
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25 Are Seizures Really a Problem After the Use of Antifibrinolytics? |
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85 | (2) |
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26 Is Regional Anesthesia for Cardiac Surgery a Good Idea? |
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87 | (2) |
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27 Are Surgical and Anesthesia Medical Missions in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Helping or Hurting? The Evolving Fields of Global Anesthesia and Global Surgery |
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89 | (6) |
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28 Can Oxygenation in Single-Lung Thoracic Surgery Be Affected by Inhibition of Hypoxic Pulmonary Vasoconstriction? |
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95 | (2) |
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29 Is a Bronchial Blocker Just as Good as a Double-Lumen Tube for Achieving Adequate Lung Isolation? |
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97 | (4) |
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30 Your Thoracic Epidural is Not Working: How Do You Provide Analgesia Post-thoracotomy? |
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101 | (4) |
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31 Pediatric Upper Respiratory Infection: You Cancelled the Case and Told the Parents to Reschedule, Right? |
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105 | (4) |
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32 Does a Low Mean Blood Pressure in the Neonate Under Anesthesia Lead to Cognitive Deficits? |
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109 | (2) |
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33 Does Rapid Sequence Induction Have a Role in Pediatric Anesthesia? |
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111 | (4) |
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34 Anesthetic Neurotoxicity: Is Anesthesia Toxic to the Developing Brain? Should I Cancel My Baby's Surgery? |
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115 | (2) |
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35 Should an Anxious Parent Be Allowed to Be Present for the Induction of Anesthesia in Her Child? |
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117 | (4) |
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36 What Is the Role of Premedication in the Pediatric Patient? |
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121 | (4) |
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37 Presence of Family Members in the Operating Room: Is This Really Helpful? |
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125 | (2) |
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38 Is It Appropriate for Complicated Pediatric Surgical Patients to Receive Care Outside of Specialized Pediatric Centers? |
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127 | (4) |
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39 Are the Transfusion Goals for a Premature Infant the Same As for a 7-Year-Old? |
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131 | (2) |
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40 How Should You Get the Autistic Child into the Operating Room When the Mother Objects to Intramuscular Ketamine? |
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133 | (2) |
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41 Is "Deep" Extubation Preferable in Patients at Risk for Bronchospasm? |
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135 | (4) |
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42 What Is the Best Approach to a Pediatric Patient with an Unexplained Intraoperative Cardiac Arrest? |
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139 | (4) |
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43 Malignant Hyperthermia: "It Certainly Is" Versus "It Certainly Is Not!" |
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143 | (4) |
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44 Is There a "Right" Drug to Choose When the Blood Pressure Is Low and More Volume Is not the Answer in a Pediatric Patient? |
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147 | (6) |
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45 Which Is Safer: A Traditional Epidural or a Combined Spinal Epidural? |
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153 | (2) |
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46 When Should a Patient Undergoing Dilation and Evacuation of Products of Gestation Be Intubated? |
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155 | (2) |
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47 Two Blood Patches Have Failed. Now What? |
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157 | (4) |
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48 Should a Spinal Be Used for Surgical Anesthesia After a Failed Labor Epidural? |
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161 | (4) |
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49 Accidental Dural Puncture: Should an Intrathecal Catheter Be Threaded? |
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165 | (4) |
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50 Should Intraoperative Cell Salvage Be Used During Cesarean Delivery? |
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169 | (4) |
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51 Should Damage Control or Traditional Resuscitation Be Used for Abnormal Placentation Cases? |
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173 | (4) |
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52 Managing the Noncompliant HIV-Positive Mother: A PRO/CON Debate |
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177 | (6) |
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53 At What Hematocrit Should a Patient Who is Undergoing Craniotomy for Tumor be Transfused? |
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183 | (2) |
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54 Traumatic Brain Injury: Where Do We Stand with Ketamine and Hyperventilation? |
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185 | (4) |
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55 Is General Anesthesia or Conscious Sedation More Appropriate for Patients Undergoing Endovascular Clot Retrieval for Acute Ischemic Stroke? |
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189 | (4) |
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56 Tranexamic Acid for Major Spine Surgery |
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193 | (4) |
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57 Should Major Spine Surgery Patients Be Extubated in the Operating Room? |
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197 | (4) |
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58 General Anesthesia for Intra-arterial Stroke Treatment (Endovascular Mechanical Thrombectomy): Still Needed or a Thing of the Past? |
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201 | (4) |
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59 Is It Better to Perform a Craniotomy for Brain Tumor Resection Awake? |
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205 | (2) |
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60 Nitrous Oxide in Neuroanesthesia: Does It Have a Place? |
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207 | (2) |
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61 Should We Treat Hypertension Immediately Before Electroconvulsive Therapy? |
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209 | (6) |
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62 Viscoelastic Testing in Liver Transplantation |
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215 | (4) |
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63 Antifibrinolytics in Liver Transplantation |
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219 | (2) |
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64 Would You Recommend Accepting a "Donation After Cardiac Death" Liver? |
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221 | (4) |
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65 Should Only Patients Who Are Medically Optimized Receive a Liver Transplant? |
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225 | (4) |
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66 Is the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) Score the Best Way to Evaluate Liver Transplant Patients Preoperatively? |
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229 | (4) |
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67 A Small Bowel Transplant for a Patient with Scleroderma: Once Again on the Slippery Slope Both Clinically and Ethically |
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233 | (6) |
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68 Should Steroids Be Used in Septic Shock? |
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239 | (2) |
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69 Should Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Be Used for the Early Treatment of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome? |
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241 | (4) |
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70 What Is the Most Effective Initial Resuscitation for the Septic Shock Patient? |
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245 | (4) |
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71 Should Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Be Placed in the Prone Position to Improve Ventilation? |
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249 | (2) |
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72 What Is the Best Strategy for Ventilation in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome? |
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251 | (4) |
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73 Is a Single Dose of Etomidate for Rapid Sequence Intubation (RSI) Safe in the Critically III Patient? |
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255 | (2) |
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74 Should Intensive Care Unit Patients Be Deeply Sedated? |
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257 | (4) |
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75 Is There Any Advantage to Albumin Over Crystalloid for Volume Resuscitation? |
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261 | (4) |
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76 There Is Nothing Dexmedetomidine Does that Cannot Be Done Old School |
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265 | (4) |
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77 Does Treating Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome Lead to Better Outcomes in Surgical Patients? |
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269 | (2) |
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78 Should Mechanically Ventilated Intensive Care Unit Patients Receive Physical Therapy? |
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271 | (4) |
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79 Should Persistent Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting Delay Discharge of an Ambulatory Surgery Patient from the Post-anesthesia Care Unit? |
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275 | (4) |
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80 Should We Postpone Surgery in Patients with Uncontrolled Preoperative Hypertension? |
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279 | (2) |
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81 Should the Morbidly Obese Patient Be Allowed to Leave the Day of Surgery? |
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281 | (4) |
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82 Should Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Be Used for the Treatment of Postoperative Pain Following Ambulatory Surgery? |
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285 | (4) |
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83 Pros and Cons of a Freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Versus a Hospital-Based Operating Room |
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289 | (6) |
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84 Can a Regional Anesthetic Affect the Development of Phantom Limb Pain? |
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295 | (2) |
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85 Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease and Regional Anesthesia: Is Perioperative Neuraxial Analgesia Really Contraindicated? |
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297 | (2) |
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86 Positional Headache Without a Previous Lumbar Puncture: Would a Blood Patch Be Useful? |
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299 | (2) |
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87 Single-Dose Epidural Morphine or Patient-Controlled Epidural Analgesia (PCEA) for Post-Cesarean Pain Control? |
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301 | (4) |
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88 Is Opioid Avoidance Warranted for a Patient with Obstructive Sleep Apnea in the Postoperative Period? |
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305 | (6) |
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89 Is Spinal or Epidural Anesthesia Contraindicated in a Patient with Multiple Sclerosis? |
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311 | (2) |
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90 The Scanner, the Twitcher, or Both: How Best to Perform Peripheral Nerve Blocks? |
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313 | (4) |
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91 Do We Know the Mechanism of Intravenous Lipid Emulsion (ILE) Therapy for High Blood Levels of Local Anesthetics? |
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317 | (2) |
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92 Secrets Behind Keeping Your Block Catheter Working |
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319 | (4) |
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93 Is an Indwelling Neuraxial or Peripheral Nerve Catheter Safe in a Trauma Patient Who Needs Twice-Daily Low Molecular Weight Heparin? |
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323 | (4) |
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94 Awake or Asleep: Can Regional Nerve Blocks Be Safely Performed in the Heavily Sedated or Asleep Patient? |
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327 | (4) |
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95 Intraneural Injection: A Good Idea or not? |
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331 | (2) |
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96 Is a Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block Better Than Surgical Field Infiltration? |
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333 | (4) |
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97 Is Point-of-Care (POC) Coagulation Testing Worthwhile Before Regional or Neuraxial Anesthesia? |
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337 | (2) |
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98 Should a Peripheral Nerve Block Be Placed in an Anticoagulated Patient? |
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339 | (4) |
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99 Are the Benefits of Stimulating Peripheral Nerve Block Catheters Worth the Risks? |
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343 | (6) |
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100 Epidural Steroid Injection or Physical Therapy for Lumbosacral Radiculopathy Due to Disc Herniation? |
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349 | (4) |
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101 Should a Trial of Epidural Steroid Injections Be Done Before Considering Spine Surgery? |
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353 | (4) |
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102 Epidural Steroid Injection for Unilateral Radicular Pain: Is the Transforaminal Approach Superior to Interlaminar Injection? |
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357 | (4) |
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103 Is a Tricyclic Antidepressant the Best First-Line Agent in Treating Neuropathic Pain? |
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361 | (2) |
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104 What are the Risks and Benefits of Spinal Cord Stimulators and Intrathecal Pumps? |
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363 | (4) |
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105 How Do You Determine If a Patient has Opioid-Induced Hyperalgesia? |
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367 | (2) |
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106 Can Acute and Chronic Postsurgical Pain Be Decreased with Perioperative Neuropathic Agents? |
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369 | (4) |
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107 Is Urine Drug Testing a Good Idea for Patients on Chronic Opioid Therapy? |
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373 | (4) |
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108 Dexamethasone: To Use or Not To Use---That is the Question |
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377 | (4) |
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109 Should Opioid Analgesics Be Used for Managing Pain in a Patient with a Drug Addiction? |
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381 | (2) |
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110 Is Sympathetic Blockade Useful in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)? |
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383 | (6) |
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111 Is Pulse Pressure Variation More Accurate Than Central Venous Pressure (CVP) or Pulmonary Artery Pressure (PAP) for Volume Resuscitation? |
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389 | (4) |
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112 What Is the Best Management Strategy for Venous Air Embolism? |
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393 | (4) |
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113 Does Cerebral Oximetry Have an Important Role in Trauma? |
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397 | (4) |
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114 Should New Trauma Paradigms Be Used in the Care of the Severe Trauma Patient? |
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401 | (6) |
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115 Do Herbal Supplements Create Unnecessary Risk for Patients? |
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407 | (4) |
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116 How Much Evaluation of the Airway Is Essential Prior to Anesthesia? |
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411 | (4) |
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117 Are There Concerns with Using Droperidol for Sedation for an Awake Fiberoptic Intubation? |
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415 | (4) |
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118 Do Special Measures---Such as Postoperative CPAP, a Prolonged PACU Stay, and PACU EtCO2 Monitoring---Improve the Outcome in a Patient with Obstructive Sleep Apnea? |
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419 | (6) |
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119 Do not Resuscitate: What Does that Mean Perioperatively? |
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425 | (4) |
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120 Should a Trainee Be Allowed to Return to Anesthesiology After Narcotic Diversion and Presumed Addiction? |
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429 | (2) |
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121 Should Anesthesia Personnel Be Subject to Mandatory Drug Testing? |
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431 | (4) |
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122 Does Returning a Recovered Addicted Physician to Active Anesthesiology Practice Do More Harm Than Good? |
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435 | (4) |
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123 Does Disruptive Behavior Among Anesthesia Care Providers Decrease Patient Safety? |
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439 | (4) |
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124 Is Burnout Among Anesthesiologists a Humbug or a Real Entity? |
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443 | (4) |
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125 The Tumor Is Inoperable: Tell the Patient or Punt to the Surgeon? |
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447 | (2) |
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126 What Is the Role of Pain Physicians in the Opioid Epidemic? |
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449 | (4) |
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